The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-12-30
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LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 73.--Joseph ] M
Wright OF this city, has been appointed
marshal Of the u s supreme court TO sue
ceed John q McClay, who retires TO devote
himself to literary work. The position is
life one, with salary Of $1,000 year
Major Wright is graduate Of West Point,
and Is q son Of Gen George Wright. u s A,
who commanded the department Of the Pa.
cifc during the war, and who was lost on
the Brother Jonathan ln 1865, while going
from San Francisco 70 Oregon.
LONDON, Dec. ss,--At AK Ia Chappelle
to-day 5000 persons went In q procession 70
n neighboring shrine and prayed for the
crown prince. Two lighted candles, each
weighing fifty.six pounds, denoting the
princes age, were borne by eight girls
dressed In white.
TACOMA, Dec. 73.---Fred Neitzei, proph.
etor Of the Brewers saloon In Old Tacoma,
was murdered to-day by an unknown per.
son, who escaped, but Ia wounded condi.
ton. Neitzel was shot through the body
by his assailani, who was secreted In the
saloon and attacked him while he was
counting his money. The police pursued the
robber and shot him, but ne could not be
found up to midnight.
NEW YoRK, Dec z3.--President Cleye-.
land will forward 70 Rome, for apresent 10
Pope Leo XIII, on the occasion Of the lat
ter's golden jubilee, magnificent copy of
the constitution of the United States. The
text Is engrossed In the NEST elaborate man.
ner on white yelium, and the initial letters
are gorgcousIy illuminated. The ay leaves
are Of the most delicate silk. The fifteen
pages Of the text arc each eighteen lnchesi
square. The book Is gorgeously bound In
cream colored yeilum, and viii cost $7So.
CEDAR SPRINGS, Mich, Dec. 7s.-wm
Webster, aged II, employed on . conssruc-'
lion gang Of the new Toledo & Muskegan
Railroad, while unloading telegraph poles
from moving train near here yesterday,
was tisown under the wheels, his head sev.
cred from his body and his body split in two
lengthways,
CHICAGO, Dec. zs.-Christmas In Chi
cago was marred by an unusual number Of
afirayh, fatal and otherwise. In the twenty
sear hours proceeding 8 o'clock this even
Ing. four persons had been reported stab
bed ono shot dead and a policeman and al
dcrman nearly pummeied out Of existence.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 36.-Richard Gray,
general traffic manager of the Southern
Pacific. and Rogers have been engaged
| for some time In working out details of the
/ freight traffic, which they found great diff
ficulty In harmonIxing. Yesterday, how
ever, the following definite schedule was
issned, 10 take effect from the 77th Inst
The rates are subject 10 the old Western
classification, and are expressed In cents per
100 pounds.
CLASSIFIED RATES TO roRTLAND,
Ist. I'D. 3rd. 4th. 9Th. A. B. C. d. 4 r.
SO 70 6s rs IS 80 90 30 !.
Special commodity tariffs viii be issued
later.
The following are the o R&N Co.'S
rates, as obtained yesterday
Isl and, 3rd. 4th. 9Th. A. d. c. d. & F.
LIS 65 20 20 30 IS IS 7S /.
| DETRofr, Dec. 26.-A year ago Gen
Aigcr gave suits Of clothes TO 500 newsboys
and sent coal or wood and -four 70 hundreds
Of homes. This year he Will repeat his giEt,
only on larger scale. From lists furnished
10 bis secretary by persons who have means
Of knowing who are the legitimate and de.
serving newsboys OF the city. the needy
newsboys will be selected and sent, 100 At a
time. 10 designated clothing stores, where
they wiz be clad with garments, shirts and
stockings. The second part of Gen, Alger's
benefit viii be to supply 1000 families In
Detroit with cord OF wood or 4 ton of coal
together with n barrel Of -four. In the list
Of families TO be aided by the thougtful mill
iIonaire appear brief notes which entitled
them to help.
| Coao, Colo, Dec. 33.-At an early hour
this morning, while trainmen were transfer
ring the Gunnison sleeper TO the Leadville
train, In some way the sleeper, with one
coach, got away and started down steep
grade with no trainmen on them 10 set the
brakes. Soon a velocity Of fifty miles an
hour was attained Tive miles from here
the cars jumped from the track and were
demolished The only passenger on the Ill
fated cars was man named Bates who COW
cred his head with pillow, and was taken
out of the wreck without scratch.